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FINAL EXAMINATION PAPER dd dd




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STUDENT NAME: ________________________________ dd dd DATE: _____________
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COURSE: HESI RN ADVANCED PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ACT dd dd dd dd dd TIME: _____________
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UAL EXAM 160 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED A
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NSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) ALR
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EADY
EXAM CODE: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY NURSING EXAM QUE
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STIONS-101




EXAM INSTRUCTIONS: dd



1. Print your full name and date clearly in the header above.
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2. This exam booklet contains both Test Questions (Part I) and Verified Solutions (Part II).
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3. Answer all multiple-choice questions clearly. Double-check your work.
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4. Do not break the seal or open this booklet until instructed to do so by the proctor.
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Q1. An initial disturbance in a system sets off a chain of events that does not favor stability a
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nd often abruptly displaces a system from its steady state: what is that?
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a. Positive Feedback
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b. Negative Feedback
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c. Disease
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d. Homeostasis
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[Verified Solution]: a. positive feedback dd dddd dd dd




Q2. What organ shrinks with age?
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a. Prostate
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b. Gums
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c. Heart
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d. All of the above
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[Verified Solution]: b. gums dd dddd dd




Q3. Which of the following is true?
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a. An infant will have a slower heart rate than an adult
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b. The elderly have better temperature sensations
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c. There are more sweat glands in an elderly person
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d. There is less thirst perception in the elderly
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[Verified Solution]: d. there is less thirst perception in the elderly
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,Q4. Which of the following is true?
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a. Women snore more than men
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b. Men have higher calcium levels
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c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men
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d. Men have a lower creatinine level than women
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[Verified Solution]: c. Women have a lower hemoglobin than men
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Q5. An increase in normal adaptive response to the decreased availability of oxygen at high al
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titude is termed which?
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a. Circadian
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b. Acclimatization
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c. Population
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d. Diurnal
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[Verified Solution]: b. Acclimatization
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Q6. What does it mean when the cause of the disease is unwanted medical treatment?
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a. Idiopathic
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b. Ecogenetic
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c. Genotypical
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d. Iatrogenic
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[Verified Solution]: d. Iatrogenic dd dddd dd




Q7. Which term is used for the first two months of life?
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a. Infancy
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b. Childhood
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c. Prenatal
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d. Neonatal
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[Verified Solution]: d. Neonatal dd dddd dd




Q8. Which is an objectively identifiable aberration of the disease?
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a. Symptom
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b. Syndrome
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c. Stage
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d. Sign
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[Verified Solution]: d. Sign dd dddd dd

,Q9. Which of the following is true regarding catecholamines?
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a. They are from the parasympathetic nervous system
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b. They cross the blood brain barrier
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c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine
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d. They cause of decrease in heart rate
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[Verified Solution]: c. They include epinephrine and norepinephrine
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Q10. Which of the following is a true statement?
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a. Antidiuretic hormone is not important for blood volume regulation
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b. Endorphins increase with stress, resulting in a decrease in pain perception
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c. Epinephrine and cortisol act very differently
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d. Cortisol negates epinephrine's activity
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[Verified Solution]: b. Endorphins increase with stress, resulting in a decrease in pain perception
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Q11. By what mechanism do lipid molecules cross cell membranes?
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a. They use channel proteins as a membrane transport system
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b. They are transported across the plasma membrane by endocytosis and exocytosis
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c. They use voltage-gated ion channels
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d. They cross by diffusion
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[Verified Solution]: d. They cross by diffusion
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Q12. Which of the following metabolic processes is a component of anabolic metabolism?
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a. Protein synthesis
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b. Glycolysis
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c. Citric acid cycle
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d. Oxidative phosphorylation
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[Verified Solution]: a. Protein synthesis
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Q13. Which of the following electrochemical mechanism is responsible for maintaining cell vol
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ume?
a. The calcium pump
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b. Glucose transporters
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c. The sodium-potassium pump
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d. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters
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[Verified Solution]: c. The sodium-potassium pump
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, Q14. Cellular hypoxia results in:
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a. Enhanced ATP activity
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b. Loss of intracellular calcium
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c. Increased pH
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d. Failure of the sodium-potassium pump
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[Verified Solution]: d. Failure of the sodium-potassium pump
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Q15. A 75 yo woman develops weakness in her lower extremities after a prolonged period of
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bed rest. This is most likely caused by:
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a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
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b. Dysplasia of her leg muscles
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c. Hypertrophy of her leg muscles
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d. Hyperplasia of her leg muscles
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[Verified Solution]: a. Atrophy of her leg muscles
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Q16. Which of the following types of cellular adaption is most likely to occur from chronic isc
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hemia?
a. Hypertrophy
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b. Metaplasia
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c. Atrophy
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d. Hyperplasia
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[Verified Solution]: c. Atrophy dd dddd dd




Q17. What is the mechanism of cellular injury that occurs when deep sea divers get 'the bend
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s'?
a. Free radicals form abnormal chemical bonds which destroy the cellular membranes
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b. Carbon monoxide binds tightly to hemoglobin, preventing the RBCs from carrying O2
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c. Intracellular calcium accumlation create muscle tetany
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d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in ischemia
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[Verified Solution]: d. Gas bubbles from in the blood, blocking circulation and resulting in ischemia
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Q18. Which type of cellular adaption would create the greatest concern if found on a biopsy r
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eport?
a. Dysplasia
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b. Metaplasia
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c. Hyperplasia
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d. Atrophy
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[Verified Solution]: a. Dysplasia dd dddd dd

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